As the country is swept up in the Mega Millions madness, with a jackpot of $1 billion, one group of people teamed up to buy tickets as well as do raise money for good causes in their community. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.
Two lucky people who purchased Mega Millions tickets in New York City may not have won the grand prize $1 billion Friday night, but they did snag the lottery's second-tier prize.
Lottery officials confirm at least two tickets sold in Brooklyn and Queens are worth $1 million. One ticket was sold near Sheepshead Bay, the other in Astoria.
Another $1 million winning ticket was sold in New Jersey, officials said.
A winning ticket was sold in Michigan for the $1 billion jackpot, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
The winning numbers drawn Friday are: 4, 26, 42, 50, 60 and a Mega Ball of 24.
The Mega Millions top prize had been growing since Sept. 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. The lottery's next estimated jackpot is $20 million.
Only two lottery prizes in the U.S. have been larger than Friday's jackpot. Three tickets for a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016, and one winning ticket sold for a $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018.
